Bio-Based Products in the Automotive Industry: The Need for Ecolabels, Standards, and Regulations

Wurster, Simone; Ladu, Luana

doi:10.3390/su12041623

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“…With all these issues in mind, it is worth asking the question: What economic or environmental problem do biodegradable plastics solve? The bio-source of their carbon moves the packaging sector away from fossil-based plastics which typically do not fit in the framework of sustainable development (D'Adamo et al, 2020;Wurster and Ladu, 2020;Gerassimidou et al, 2021). But this is also true of bioplastic versions of PE, PP, and PET, which are fully recyclable, as well as being compatible with the current collection and sorting systems.…”

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The Big Compost Experiment: Using citizen science to assess the impact and effectiveness of biodegradable and compostable plastics in UK home composting

Purkiss

Allison²,

Lorencatto³

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain.

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Compostable and biodegradable plastics are growing in popularity but their environmental credentials need to be more fully assessed to determine how they can be a part of the solution to the plastic waste crisis. We present results and analysis on home compostable packaging. This type of packaging requires the citizen to be able to correctly identify the packaging as “home compostable,” to have composting facilities at home, and to successfully compost the plastic. Using a citizen science approach, we engaged with 9,701 UK citizens geographically spread across the UK to examine their capability, opportunity, and motivation to do this. Of this cohort 1,648 citizens performed home compost experiments to test the environmental performance of compostable plastics. We report on the type of plastics they tested and their disintegration under real home composting conditions. The results show that the public are confused about the meaning of the labels of compostable and biodegradable plastics. 14% of sampled plastic packaging items tested were certified “industrial compostable” only and 46% had no compostable certification. Of the biodegradable and compostable plastics tested under different home composting conditions, the majority did not fully disintegrate, including 60% of those that were certified “home compostable.” We conclude that for both of these reasons, home composting is not an effective or environmentally beneficial waste processing method for biodegradable or compostable packaging in the UK.

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The Big Compost Experiment: Using citizen science to assess the impact and effectiveness of biodegradable and compostable plastics in UK home composting

Purkiss

Allison²,

Lorencatto³

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain.

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“…[226] Also, the use of bio-based polyamides has been reported for automotive components such as mirror covers and turn signal covers. [227] As has already been discussed in the previous section, biobased polyesters are more or less used as fibrous reinforcements. It is pertinent to mention the use of polyethylene terephthalate fibres in the Kia Soul EV for headlining, seat covers, floor carpets, and mats.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…It is a heat stabilized resin grade offering a high melting point (250 °C), and is capable of handling higher service temperatures (234 °C at 0.45 MPa load), has low water absorption, faster crystallization rate, high chemical resistance, and good surface appearance [226] . Also, the use of bio‐based polyamides has been reported for automotive components such as mirror covers and turn signal covers [227] …”

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Recent Developments and Research Avenues for Polymers in Electric Vehicles

Gupta¹,

Toksha

Patel³

et al. 2022

The Chemical Record

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Plastics have been an indispensable material of choice in automobiles with wide range of applications such as interior, exterior, under the hood, and lighting/wiring applications. The prime motive of inclusion of these materials is increase in fuel efficiency and reduction in carbon footprint by replacing the energy intensive metallic counterparts. The current decade i. e., the 2020s has seen a recent surge in the sales of electronic vehicles. Although these numbers are promising, the growth in the rest of the parts of the world is not encouraging. It is primarily due to the skepticism involving battery life and efficiency, profitability, and environmental footprint when compared to conventional and hybrid vehicles. Also, a more concerted effort is needed in the lagging areas in order to install the required infrastructure. The emergence of plastics in the development and acceptance of e-vehicles is going to be pivotal especially when the efficiency and profitability are considered as they give the required freedom to the engineers for the design and development of various parts and sizes by replacing the bulkier and more dense materials. Also, the research on bionanocomposites has received great interest from the research community due to their versatility in application along with their eco-friendly nature throughout the lifecycle starting from feedstock up to end-of-life treatment. This review paper will be one of its kind to present a critical review of the recent developments of polymers suitable for use in e-vehicles. Also, a comprehensive discussion comprising of newer research areas for polymers in their use for e-vehicles will be presented.

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“…Environmental labels, for example, can positively influence the purchasing behavior of customers and raise consumer awareness. Wurster and Ladu believe that such certificates reveal verified information on environmentally related properties, which would support consumers in their purchasing decisions and encourage them to buy sustainable products [6]. Psychologists had also found out that people primarily rely on their own experiences and would therefore sometimes be in conflict with new information.…”

Section: State Of the Art -Behavioral Economicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Need for Digital Technologies in B2C Commerce from the Customer’s Point of View

Ludin,

Wellbrock,

Müller

et al. 2023

Teh. glas. (Online)

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Digitalization and digital technologies have risen sharply in commerce in form of online offers and advice, even in formerly less technology-based sectors. By using the example of flower shops, the aim of this study is to find out whether customers perceive digital offers to be generally useful or necessary, or if local service is still sufficient. To answer this question, a quantitative survey was conducted in selected flower shops in Germany. 82 customers took part. Although most customers have not yet resorted to an online offering when buying flowers, over 66% of respondents are generally in favor of digital offers in the floristry industry.

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Bio-Based Products in the Automotive Industry: The Need for Ecolabels, Standards, and Regulations

Cited by 12 publications

References 14 publications

The Big Compost Experiment: Using citizen science to assess the impact and effectiveness of biodegradable and compostable plastics in UK home composting

The Big Compost Experiment: Using citizen science to assess the impact and effectiveness of biodegradable and compostable plastics in UK home composting

Recent Developments and Research Avenues for Polymers in Electric Vehicles

The Need for Digital Technologies in B2C Commerce from the Customer’s Point of View

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